Ah, the term “orbital debris” refers to “defunct human-made objects in orbit which no longer serve a useful function”. Operational satellites do not fall into this category.
As for aluminum oxide pollution in the stratosphere, that is a serious issue which SpaceX needs to address. However, I’m not sure that stratospheric pollution would fall under the jurisdiction of NASA’s new orbital debris division.
Your comment vs the other response I got to this seem to clash.
And I am calling them as a whole orbital debris. Not what they may break up into.
Ah, the term “orbital debris” refers to “defunct human-made objects in orbit which no longer serve a useful function”. Operational satellites do not fall into this category.
As for aluminum oxide pollution in the stratosphere, that is a serious issue which SpaceX needs to address. However, I’m not sure that stratospheric pollution would fall under the jurisdiction of NASA’s new orbital debris division.